Axis of ANGER: Trump WARNED sanctions could create alliance between the US enemies

DONALD Trump’s trade war could unite the countries the US President has targeted with his aggressive policies against Washington, creating a dangerous “axis of the sanctioned”, a political analyst said.

The hefty tariffs and sanctions imposed by the US in the past months on China, Turkey, Iran and Russia have so far been seen as a victory for the White House.

But they could prove to be a double-edged sword if they will bring together the affected nations in an alliance against America and the West, according to Mark Almond, the Director of the Crisis Research Institute.

He wrote in an opinion piece on the Daily Telegraph: “Taken individually, Iran, Turkey, Russia and even China are vulnerable to American pressure.

“But if these countries are pushed together, their mutual support and capacity to cause turmoil could make US measures counterproductive.